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Approximately 0.4% of graduates in of Texas receive social work degrees every year.
That means an estimated 1,977 social workers graduate from Texas' 54 social work schools each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Texas with a social work program is The University of Texas at Austin, which is located in Austin. In 2010, it was ranked 11th nationwide.
In 2010, The University of Texas at Austin graduated 258 students from its social work program.
Students at The University of Texas at Austin paid $9,418 per year in tuition fees.

Texas Christian University, which was ranked 28th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Texas that has a social work program. It is located in Fort Worth.
In 2010, Texas Christian University graduated 27 students from its social work program.
The tuition rate at Texas Christian University was $30,090 per year.

Texas Tech University, which was ranked 28th nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Texas that has a social work program. It is located in Lubbock.
23 students graduated with degree in social work from Texas Tech University in 2010.
Tuition at Texas Tech University was $6,970 per year.

Cost

Tuition at Texas' social work schools ranges from $30,090 per year to $1,007 per year. But, the average tuition is $7,744 per year.
In 2010, the social work schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Texas were:

Texas Christian University - located in Fort Worth, students are charged $30,090 per year

Baylor University - located in Waco, students are charged $29,884 per year

Saint Edward's University - located in Austin, students are charged $26,484 per year

The social work schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Texas were:

College of the Mainland - located in Texas City, students are charged $1,007 per year

Lee College - located in Baytown, students are charged $1,086 per year

Paris Junior College - located in Paris, students are charged $1,164 per year

A social work degree from a Texas school... what next?

A large number of Texas social work graduates become social workers.
In 2010, there were 7,000 social workers working in Texas.
The Texas counties with the largest populations of social workers are:

Austin County - 1,550 social workers

Collin County - 1,130 social workers

Atascosa County - 680 social workers

Projected Growth

The government projects that by 2018, the number of social workers in the state of Texas will grow to 9,580. This would require a 25% growth in the profession.

Salary

A social worker in Texas earns $51,000 per year on average.
In 2010, however, some Texas social workers earned as little as less than $20,120 per year or as much as more than $143,240 per year.
On average a social worker earns the most in the following Texas counties:

Cooke County - $71,740 per year

Grayson County - $64,060 per year

Austin County - $58,430 per year

The Texas counties with the lowest average salary for social workers are:

Gregg County - $37,910 per year

Brewster County - $38,730 per year

Bee County - $39,020 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Texas statistics regarding a career in social work and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as human resources or social work.